John Schaefer

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John Schaefer appears in the following:

Whitney Houston, A Bright Star Gone Out

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, ...
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Nick Zammuto & Jason Treuting: Live at Merkin Hall

Friday, February 10, 2012

Tonight at 7:30 pm ET, join us for a live audio Webcast from Merkin Concert Hall featuring composer-performers Nick Zammuto (The Books) and Jason Treuting (So Percussion).

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The Super Bowl: the questions keep coming

Monday, February 06, 2012

Overheard at John Schaefer's Super Bowl party...

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Richard Reed Parry, Son Lux and yMusic: Live from Merkin Concert Hall

Monday, February 06, 2012

On Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30 pm ET, Q2 Music presents a live audio Webcast of Son Lux, Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, and new-music heavyweights yMusic as part of the Ecstatic Music Festival.

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Michael Gordon's Decasia: Live from World Financial Center Winter Garden

Friday, February 03, 2012

On Friday at 7:30 pm, enjoy a live Webcast of composer Michael Gordon's live scores to the silent films of acclaimed American filmmaker Bill Morrison.

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Jóhann Jóhannsson's "The Miners' Hymns": Live from World Financial Center Winter Garden

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Tonight at 7:30 pm, Q2 Music and New Sounds Live present a live Webcast of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson's visceral score to filmmaker Bill Morrison's silent film, "The Miners'...

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Grappling With The Ultimate Question

Monday, January 30, 2012

WNYC

When You're Gone, You're Gone.  Or not...

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Great Minds Think Alike

Thursday, January 26, 2012

John Schaefer hears something familiar in two of today's three picks.

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Super Bowl Snack, or "The Great Chili Disaster of 2012"

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Football fans: YOUR SUPER BOWL PARTY NEEDS MY KILLER RECIPE FOR CHILI!

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Downton Abbey: To Watch Or Not To Watch

Friday, January 20, 2012

John Schaefer wrestles with the viewer suggestion that he should start watching Downton Abbey.

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A Bang On A Can Memory

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

One moment in 25 years of Bang On A Can

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John's Underwater Playlist

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

John Schaefer is planning on taking this playlist underwater

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3 Musical Obituaries

Monday, December 19, 2011

I wonder if you can tell something about a person by the music he/she listens to.  (And I wonder what that “something” might be.)  The reason I’m wondering this today is not just that we begin our annual Critics’ Week, our year-end roundup of the best music, etc.; but also because of the passing this weekend of two world leaders and one barefoot diva. 

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Music of Lindberg, Lunsqui and HK Gruber

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Q2 Music is proud to announce three delayed Webcasts -- Wednesday, December 21 at 8 pm, Saturday December 24 at noon, Thursday, December 29 at 8 pm, and now an additional Saturday, De...

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Got Live If You Want It

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

John Schaefer's mixed feelings about live albums

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A Rush Of Music To The Head

Monday, December 05, 2011

John Schaefer on music that gives him goosebumps

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Reasons To Be Cheerful

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

What John Schaefer is thankful for this year...

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Strange Musical Bedfellows

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Loutallica is part of a long history of musical collaboration, says John Schaefer. 

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I Wanted My MTV

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

John Schaefer really wanted his MTV.  Or so he thought...

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The Takeaway's Halloween Playlist

Friday, October 28, 2011

It could be a tense orchestral crash of instruments ("Thus Sprach Zarathustra"), or held in just a few feverish notes on a piano ("Halloween"). Whatever it is, the music from movies we think of as spooky plays a big part in raising those hairs on our neck and getting us to reach out for a (hopefully live) hand to hold. John Schaefer, host of New York Public Radio’s "Soundcheck" joins us with a playlist of some of the scariest music ever recorded.

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